Plus it is smarter to put them on in T2 because:

1. Not wearing socks on the bike allows your feet to get dry from the swim and remain dry for longer.
2. It is much faster to get through T1 without wearing your bike shoes. Therefore if one puts on socks for the bike then they would be wearing their socks through T1. This would cause at least 2 problems as I see it.

a. The socks would pick up debris that would likely be on them for the rest of the race.
b. It would likely be more difficult to slip your bike shoes on while on the go on your bike.

Oh look...the Pros think the sockless AGers are insane.

*Guy who wears socks on the bike and run.

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I would guess most of us have spent more than that to gain less time.

What’s up with the dude on his cell phone in T2?

Yeah seems odd. I've run sockless for 2 years in sprint up to 70.3 with Asics hyper speeds, no issues.

The amount of friction caused by running is orders of magnitude greater than that caused by the bike pedal...the latter is insignificant that my feet don't notice at all. I'll go sockless for sprints and olympics but have to draw the line for a half or full - apparently most pros do as well.

Another poster asked then why not put them on at T1. Because - at least for me - they will be soaked by the time I come off the bike in a hot weather race and I want to start the run in a fresh, dry pair of socks,

Of the 3 male pros shown, Reed was the only one who went sockless and was still 20+ seconds slower than Jan and Lionel. Seems like he must have lost time somewhere the video didn't show.

Well, the first two put on socks and were faster than the 3rd, who didn't.

I go sockless up to Olympic distance, but for anything longer I definitely wear socks. Pre rolling the socks and having them ready in your shoes may cost 10-15 seconds, but totally worth it in my mind.

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Speed aside, that wasn’t my point. Going sockless is one less item to worry about in T2. Especially since things on the ground get easily misplaced.

If we're putting speed aside, then it boils down to comfort. I go sockless up to Olympic distance. I've tried sockless for longer races-in various shoes, but always blistered, even in Zoots that I never thought I'd have troubles in. I ran fast in a few and not so fast in a few, but it just hurt like hell the last three miles and days after. I'm doing AlaskaMan this summer and am carrying and extra pair of socks in my pack for the 2X up and down Alyeska because there will be friction on the two downs and I want things to be as dry as possible.

I can't speak for them but for me it's about dry feet. My socks have to be wrestled on with wet feet in T1. T2 they're sweaty but go right on no issues.

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